Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Iraq
Iraq: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iraq stood at 3.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iraq peaked at 3.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 150 Isle of Man 6.7% compare
- 151 Vanuatu 5.8% compare
- 152 Fiji 5.5% compare
- 154 Djibouti 1.4% compare
- 155 French Polynesia 1.4% compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 0.5% compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -68.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -38.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iraq?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iraq was 3.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Iraq ranks 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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